TY - BOOK ID - 4867659 TI - Plastic Tests Plastics : A Toy Brick Tensometer for Electromechanical Characterization of Elastomers PY - 2015 SN - 9783658105303 3658105291 9783658105297 3658105305 PB - Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Spektrum, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Structural Materials. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Materials. KW - Optical materials. KW - Chimie KW - Matériaux KW - Matériaux optiques KW - LEGO Mindstorms toys. KW - Tensiometers. KW - Chemistry KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Physical & Theoretical Chemistry KW - Mindstorms toys KW - Tensometers KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Structural materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Measuring instruments KW - LEGO toys KW - Optics KW - Materials KW - Engineering KW - Engineering materials KW - Industrial materials KW - Engineering design KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Electronic materials KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Building supplies KW - Buildings KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4867659 AB - Richard Moser shows how to use and upgrade toy bricks for the construction of a lightweight, low-cost, and easy to reproduce tensile testing setup. Tailored for the characterization of elastomers and stretchable electrodes, the setup is capable of performing stress-strain studies along with resistance-strain measurements. Based on the underlying theory of material deformation and rubber elasticity, the author applies the setup to mechanically characterize polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with different grades of stiffness. The versatility of the device is highlighted with the electromechanical characterization of stretchable thin film metal electrodes on PDMS. Applications of the author´s setup range from using it as an educational tool in practical physics and engineering courses over being showcase in scientific exhibitions to its utilization as an inexpensive and reliable laboratory tool. Contents Fundamentals of Elasticity Design of the Toy Brick Tensometer Stress/Resistance-Strain Measurements Target Groups Teachers and students in technical and applied sciences, with focus on stretchable electronics Executives and specialists in the field of plastics and polymer engineering and research The Author Richard Moser studied Technical Physics at Johannes Kepler University Linz and wrote his Master Thesis at the Soft Matter Physics Department (Institute of Experimental Physics) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bauer, where he is currently working on his PhD thesis. ER -